by Nicole Umayam | Nov 6, 2017 | Digital Inclusion Corps Field Reports
The State of Arizona is working to develop a strategic plan for statewide broadband deployment that meets the needs of all stakeholders. This work is spearheaded by the Arizona Department of Administration (ADOA). Arizona created a statewide broadband strategic plan...
by Nicole Umayam | Oct 19, 2017 | Digital Inclusion Corps Field Reports, Digital Inclusion News
All five of us were able to make it to New Mexico for the 2017 International Conference of Indigenous Archives, Libraries, and Museums to speak about our digital inclusion projects. Our presentation was an open forum titled New Directions in Digital Inclusion. We’re...
by Nicole Umayam | Sep 15, 2017 | Digital Inclusion Corps Field Reports
Last week I attended the second day of the 2017 Arizona Indian Education Stakeholders Summit, held at the We-Ko-Pa Resort and Conference Center on the Fort McDowell Yavapai Reservation. The conference brought together educators, administrators, curriculum specialists,...
by Nicole Umayam | Aug 17, 2017 | Digital Inclusion Corps Field Reports
Without a doubt, public libraries help build digitally inclusive communities in key areas, yet many tribal and rural libraries cannot offer these same services for their communities due to a variety of barriers related to the digital divide. This month I tagged along...
by Nicole Umayam | Jul 24, 2017 | Digital Inclusion Corps Field Reports
I was invited to sit in on the July 12, 2017 board meeting of the Arizona Telecommunications and Information Council, an economic development nonprofit organization. The board is comprised of independent contractors, representatives from the Chamber of Commerce,...